Dawn of War II: Retribution preorder bonuses, CE detailed

Players can choose their allegiance with multiple Race Packs or check out the Collector's Edition

Posted on Jan 6, 2011 - 12:55pm EST

THQ today announced that a collector's edition as well as six individual race packs for its upcoming real time strategy game, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution, are available now for pre-order. The publisher also revealed the release date for the game.

The Retribution Collector's Edition will give the most dedicated Warhammer fans access to all of the available bonus wargear for each of the six playable races in the game. It also includes an exclusive poster, six race art cards and a high-quality collector's box all for $39.99. Gamers in North America can only get the collector's edition by pre-ordering through THQ.com store. Limited quantities are available.

Fans of a specific race can pledge their allegiance by pre-ordering one of the six available specific race packs for the same $29.99 suggested retail price as the regular version of Dawn of War II - Retribution. These race packs are available for electronic distribution and are ONLY available at pre-order stage. Each race pack includes four unique ability and Wargear items that can be used to enhance the single player campaign. The Ork Race Pack is exclusive through STEAM and the Tyranid Race Pack exclusive through THQ.com. The Space Marine, Chaos Space Marine, Eldar and newly announced Imperial Guard race packs are also available for pre-order through THQ.com, STEAM and other electronic distribution partners. After launch, gamers will have the option of purchasing the individual race packs digitally through STEAM for a nominal fee.

It was also announced that Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution is scheduled to be released for Windows PC in North America on March 1st, 2011.